Nutrition for the Elderly – Russian
This course covers the age-related changes that can impact nutrition and explains the Modified Food Pyramid for Older Adults.
Mealtime with Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Through online lessons, recipe videos and a knowledge check, caregivers will learn best practices for meeting an elder's nutritional needs, safe consumption of food and beverages, maintaining independence while dining—including food preferences and meeting expectations—and identifying and correcting sources of difficult behaviors during mealtime.
Mealtime with Cardiovascular Disease
Through online lessons, recipe videos, and a knowledge check, caregivers will learn best practices for: Identifying diseases that can benefit from a heart-smart diet; Minimizing adverse health effects through thoughtful food and beverage choices; Identifying key nutrients and recommended servings for cardiovascular health; Serving food that tastes great while controlling sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar; Educating elders on food choices and offering encouragement to improve vitality and longevity.
Keeping Kitchens Clean and Food Safe
This course will identify best practices for personal hygiene, review best practices for cooking, cooling, and storing foods, and provide an overview of how to best clean kitchens and utensils.
Fluid & Electrolytes Made Easy
Provides an overview for caregivers of fluid and electrolyte fundamentals, including a description of the most vital electrolytes and their role in keeping the body in balance.
Food Preparation & Safety
This course provides an overview of kitchen hazards, food-borne illnesses, cooking terms, and the steps caregivers can take to ensure the safe handling of food.
Get Ready, Get Set, Cook
Cooking is more than just putting food on the table. It requires some planning and preparation before the first dish is ever cooked.
Feeding Your Clients
This course provides caregivers with an overview of the GI tract and the swallowing process.
Commonly Prescribed Diets – Interactive PDF
This course provides your caregivers with an overview of five commonly prescribed diets and the purpose of each diet, general guidelines for implementing the diet, how to tell if a client is compliant, and how to help clients follow their prescribed diets.
Cooking for Your Clients – Interactive PDF
This course includes dozens of practical tips to help caregivers with meal planning, shopping, and cooking for their clients.
Caregivers Guide: Basic Cooking Skills
Review key topics in food safety, elder nutrition, meal planning, grocery shopping, seasoning and serving food and preparing everyday meals.
Caregivers Guide: Cooking for Chronic Conditions
Review nutrition considerations and mealtime management of Alzheimer’s and dementia, cardiovascular disease, COPD, food allergies and diabetes.
